Petition: Kylemore (text)
On the 25th February 2016 the EFF and affected members of the community in the Stellenbosch area marched to municipality offices to hand-over a petition.
Petition Against Atrocities in the Dwarsriver Valley and the greater Stellenbosch.
Date : 25/02/2016
• We have noted that after stealing our land the people who stole it are still here.
• We are demanding that people must be removed from our community with immediate effect who is causing friction in our community
• The Marais Steyns, The Dick Anthowens, the BTT`S, the Boschendals Etc.
• The municipality must give the rented land back to the people for housing development
• The 99 year lease of Boschendal and Chris Nissin as the main benefactor must be addressed immediately
• All 25 year leases of land must immediately be cancelled
• The electrified fence dividing Kylemore and Lanquedoc, the mountains and rivers must be immediately removed.
• Youth recreation centres must be built for theKylemore community
• The “tik” issue in the Stellenbosch area must be addressed.
• The stakeholders must recognisethe historical value that the farmworkers brought to the economy of the Dwarsriver valley.
• Give back the piece of disputed land{ 36 hectares} which was promised to the Kylemore community by Anglo. Namely plot 153.
• All new developments must be stopped with immediate effect.
• Stop developing our promised land
• We want a meeting with the new Municipal Manager and the HR Director to come and speak to the Kylemore community about issues concerned. Namely the corruption issues.
• Stellenbosch Municipality appoint consultants that only approve and benefit their own companies.
• The municipal representatives that’s not equipped to come and talk to the communities must leave their posts and resign.
• Who is in charge of the keys of and Community Hall opening it for anybody during weekends but not for community meetings for the community (discrimination plays a huge role here)
• Stellenbosch municipality promotes racism by allowing certain people to use of the community hall for free where others must pay for the use of the community hall. We want all the receipts for the community hall for 2015.
• The white farmworkers destroy the mountains and rivers with their farming activities and the municipality does not do anything.
• The community of Kylemore want all the land leases and sales contracts in the Dwars river
valley to be stopped and terminated with immediate effect.
We want a response from all the parties within the next 7 days. If there is no response
within this timeframe serious action will be taken and the parties will bearthe consequences.
All responses must be e-mailed to the following e-mail addresses
1. clintdavidse@gmail.com 0825727874
2. desdavidse@gmail.com 0724394498
Signed Chairman of EFF:…………………………………………………………….
Signed Deputy Chair EFF :…………………………………………………………….
This Memorandum dated …………………….. …..….. was accepted on behalf of the BOSCHENDAL GROUP by
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